[Strategerist]

This has been on the ground an extremely long time.

[ncfool]

Oh My Gosh! Rev White is back in town. Unretirement of Reverend Wright

[TASMANIANRED]

Prayers for anyone in the path..

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Prayers for those in the path. How close to Tinley park where Rev. Wright’s mansion is?

[C210N]

Confirmed 1/2 Mile Wide Tornado entering South Chicago Suburbs...

A HUGE tornado entering S. Chicago 'burbs, just a year or so ago after a HUGE tornado (and his wife and preacher) left Chicago threatening HUGE destruction all over every City and State of this great Nation.

[brityank]

Stuck this in “Breaking” for the ChiTown FReepers.

[gitmo]

From Google Earth this looks like the suburbs of Chicago.

[Das Outsider]

This has been on the ground an extremely long time.

And may still be, it seems.

[rdl6989]

[snowsislander]

There appears to be an updated version of this alert:

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
622 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

ILC031-197-080015-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080608T0015Z/
COOK IL-WILL IL-
622 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
WILL AND SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTIES...

AT 620 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO ON THE
GROUND NEAR RICHTON PARK. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 29
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RICHTON PARK BY 625 PM CDT...
  CHICAGO HEIGHTS...SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS...OLYMPIA FIELDS...AND
  STEGER BY 630 PM CDT...
  FORD HEIGHTS...HOMEWOOD...SAUK VILLAGE...AND EAST HAZEL CREST BY
  635 PM CDT...
  GLENWOOD...AND LYNWOOD BY 640 PM CDT...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4140 8772 4147 8785 4172 8755 4169 8754
      4150 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 230DEG 25KT 4146 8772

$$

MARSILI

[MEG33]

Prayers for those in harm’s way.

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Wow. I noticed the White Sox game got stopped for rain. I have family is Addison. Hope everything is OK there.

[doug from upland]

NOTE: Yes, we should say prayers and hope our fellow Americans are going to get through it okay. But that doesn't mean we can't have a little levity.

[bannie]

I guess it is the toddlin’ town.

[Charles Henrickson]

Be safe. Then report when you can.

[snowsislander]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
645 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

ILC031-INC089-080030-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080608T0030Z/
COOK IL-LAKE IN-
645 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LAKE AND SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTIES...

AT 636 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO ON
THE GROUND NEAR PARK FOREST. AT 645 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FORD HEIGHTS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 26 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LANSING...MUNSTER...AND DYER BY 650 PM CDT...
  HIGHLAND...CALUMET CITY...BURNHAM...AND GRIFFITH BY 655 PM CDT...
  HAMMOND BY 700 PM CDT...
  EAST CHICAGO...AND WHITING BY 705 PM CDT...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4153 8738 4149 8756 4154 8765 4172 8754
      4165 8740 4166 8738 4164 8736 4163 8729
      4164 8724
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 234DEG 23KT 4154 8757

$$

MARSILI

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Check the regional radar on AccuWeather—it looks ugly.

[usconservative]

I'm right next door to Romeoville. It skirted around us, headed just south and continued. We heard the Tornado sirens blaring in the towns all around us.

No damage here, mostly rain and some wind.

(I'm also a trained weather spotter and amateur radio operator, so I was outside looking at the skies while all this was going on around me..)

[NormsRevenge]

[snowsislander]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
651 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

ILC031-INC089-080030-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080608T0030Z/
COOK IL-LAKE IN-
651 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHERN LAKE AND SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTIES...

AT 651 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE
GROUND NEAR LANSING.  THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 26 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HAMMOND...AND BURNHAM BY 700 PM CDT...
  EAST CHICAGO...AND WHITING BY 710 PM CDT...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF DAMAGE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THIS TORNADO.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4155 8741 4152 8754 4154 8765 4156 8763
      4172 8754 4165 8740 4163 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 226DEG 22KT 4157 8754

$$

MARSILI

[GloriaJane]

God be with them!

[raybbr]

Good grief! I have family in Frankfort, Tinley Park and Lansing. No one is answering.....

[DuncanWaring]

[snowsislander]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
714 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

INC089-080030-
/O.CON.KLOT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080608T0030Z/
LAKE IN-
714 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY...

AT 714 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ROTATION IN
A THUNDERSTORM NEAR EAST CHICAGO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4159 8742 4158 8748 4161 8752 4170 8750
      4167 8745 4167 8744 4165 8740 4165 8739
      4163 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 229DEG 20KT 4165 8742

$$

[snowsislander]

The Chicago Tribune website now has a story at Tornadoes reported in Cook, Will and Livingston counties:

Tribune staff reports
7:00 PM CDT, June 7, 2008

A tornado has touched down in Cook County near Richton Park and is moving northeast at about 26 miles an hour toward Chicago Heights and Lansing, the National Weather Service reported about 6:30 p.m. Initial reports indicate there have been structural damages, but no injuries have been reported.

The tornado is part of a severe weather system that has been moving through the area. It had spawned several tornadoes that touched down in Cook, Will and Livingston Counties.

Structural damages were been reported in Symerton near Old Chicago Road in Will County, though there have been no reports of injuries, according to the National Weather Service.

Unspecified damages have also been reported in Dwight in Livingston County.

...

[BlessedBeGod]

Local Storm Report

06/07/2008 0650 PM

Richton Park, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by law enforcement.
Homes were flattened in Richton Park Illinois

06/07/2008 0714 PM

Richton Park, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Damage report. Houses destroyed east of Governors Highway.

06/07/2008 0650 PM

Homewood, Cook County.
Flood, reported by trained spotter.
Flooded viaduct 183rd and Dixie Highway

06/07/2008 0650 PM

Homewood, Cook County.
Heavy rain m0.00 inch, reported by co-op observer.
1.57 inches in 45 minutes from cocorahs observer.

06/07/2008 0650 PM

Lansing, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by amateur radio.
Tornado 2 miles north of Jo Orr Road and State Street

06/07/2008 0657 PM

Glenwood, Cook County.
Funnel cloud, reported by trained spotter.

06/07/2008 0650 PM

Lansing, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by law enforcement.
Tornado near Interstate 394 and Joe Orr Road

06/07/2008 0655 PM

Flossmoor, Cook County.
Heavy rain m0.00 inch, reported by co-op observer.
1.32 inches in 45 minutes.

06/07/2008 0654 PM

Lansing, Cook County.
Funnel cloud, reported by trained spotter.
Rotation in clouds

06/07/2008 0651 PM

Lansing, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Tornado on the ground near Lansing. Spotter sees the torndao from Shererville

06/07/2008 0652 PM

Homewood, Cook County.
Funnel cloud, reported by trained spotter.
183rd and Governors Highway spotter saw rotating wall cloud but no tornado.

06/07/2008 0650 PM

Lansing, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Spotter is 1 mile eaast of Sauk Village looking north towards Lansing Illinois

06/07/2008 0638 PM

Richton Park, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Damage at Sauk Trail and Richton Square Road from tornado. Reported by Rich Township emergency manager.

06/07/2008 0633 PM

Park Forest, Cook County.
Funnel cloud, reported by trained spotter.
Southeast side of Park Forest rotating funnel cloud

06/07/2008 0634 PM

Park Forest, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Tornado north of old Monee Road south of Sauk Trail

06/07/2008 0620 PM

3 miles S of Matteson, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Touch down multiple vortex tornado moving northeast.
Location at Route 57 and Stunkel

06/07/2008 0624 PM

Richton Park, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by trained spotter.
Governors Highway and Stunkel Road.

06/07/2008 0622 PM

Richton Park, Cook County.
Tornado, reported by law enforcement.
Large tornado on the ground.